Tag: International Oromo Youth Association

UN Special Procedures Urged to Visit Ethiopia to Investigate Crackdown on Oromo Protests

Today, The Advocates for Human Rights, along with Human Rights First, the International Oromo Youth Association, Oromia Support Group Australia, the Oromo Community of Minnesota, the Oromo Studies Association, and World Without Genocide at William Mitchell College of Law, sent a letter to six of the United Nations' special procedure mandate-holders, urging them to request … Continue reading UN Special Procedures Urged to Visit Ethiopia to Investigate Crackdown on Oromo Protests →

Diaspora Speaks for Deliberately Silenced Oromos; Ethiopian Government Responds to UN Review

When students in Ethiopia started protesting last month against the Ethiopian Government's proposal to annex territory from the state of Oromia to facilitate the expansion of the capital city Addis Ababa, diasporans mobilized to show their solidarity. As federal "Agazi" security forces cracked down, opening fire on peaceful protesters, placing students on lock-down in their … Continue reading Diaspora Speaks for Deliberately Silenced Oromos; Ethiopian Government Responds to UN Review →